I personally spoke with Carol Bartz before her breakfast talk at the New York Athletic Club on Tuesday and I liked what she said. I understand the Yahoo grievances but believe it is better for all if the Bing-Yahoo partnership succeeds.  Small and large advertisers should support the effort.

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Cloud computing will dramatically change healthcare.  The cost for just computer hardware and software to start  a moderate sized medical or dental office is in the low six figures – added to the cost of the office construction (and student loan debt).  EMR, insurance processing, supply purchases and data mining will be greatly facilitated.  1dentist, LLC, www.1dentist.com, launched cloud computing in dentistry in June 2009.

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I have seen a significant switch from patient payments using Amex to VIsa/Mastercard as their cash back programs expanded. I would have suggested to Yahoo to use a cash back model for purchases for a lot less than the $72 million they wasted on advisors when they rejected Microsoft’s offer last year.

Read the Wall Street Journal article.